The Linear Topic Map Notation. Definition and introduction, version 1.3

This technical report defines version 1.3 of the Linear Topic Map Notation, also known as LTM. It provides both an introduction and a formal definition, the latter in the form of a complete EBNF specification given in section 3.

Please note that this document is not a formal specification from any recognized standards body, but a Technical Report published by Ontopia, a commercial company, for the convenience of all interested parties. The specification may be taken up by some standards body at some point, but nothing suggests that this will happen soon.

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